State College, PA, October 11, 2010. IOGCC Shale Gas Directors' (SGD) Task Force members Scott Perry (PA), Bradley Field (NY), Rick Simmers (OH), and James Welsh (LA) presented the regulatory perspective to stakeholders at the Marcellus Shale Summit, co-sponsored by the IOGCC and Penn State, on October 11, 2010 in State College, PA.

Oklahoma City, March 16, 2010 - In an effort to show the importance of shale gas development in the U.S., the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) held two congressional briefings, one for the U.S. Senate, and one for the U.S. House of Representatives on March 5, 2010.

December 9, 2010 (Shreveport Times). Chesapeake Energy's message to a 100 or so folks gathered at the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce office Wednesday afternoon is the company will be developing the Haynesville Shale and the lesser known Bossier Shale for decades to come. State conservation office Commissioner Jim Welch took a few minutes to explain the groundwater protections that are in place.